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New Technology Could Keep Billions of Male Chicks From Being Ground Alive

An Austin, Texas-based pasture raised egg company is hoping to end the needless deaths of billions of male chicks each year with the help of new technology that uses infrared rays to determine the sex of an egg the day its laid.

by Andrew Amelinckx· November 8, 2016
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Pesticide Drift Leads to Alleged Murder

An argument between two farmers on the border of Arkansas and Missouri over the pesticide dicamba led to the shooting death of one and the arrest on murder charges of the other, according to local media.

by Andrew Amelinckx· November 4, 2016
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Indianapolis’ Urban Farms Help Tackle Urban Problems

Indianapolis has an outsized food access problem, but a number of mission-driven urban farms are helping to turn the problem around.

by Andrew Amelinckx· November 4, 2016
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Halloween’s Agricultural Roots

Halloween’s ancient roots are as much about agriculture as scary costumes and jack-o-lanterns. Maybe this year you should dress as a zombie farmer to celebrate this holiday’s agrarian past.

by Andrew Amelinckx· October 31, 2016
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Size Isn’t Everything. Here’s a Farm That Fits in Your Kitchen

The key to Nanofarm, which is smaller than a mini-fridge, are its patent-pending plant pads, which are made out of multiple layers of fabric and paper. The pads contain the seeds ...

by Andrew Amelinckx· October 28, 2016
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This Farm Uses Only Sun and Seawater to Grow Food

In Australia, a new indoor farm is growing lots and lots of tomatoes with nothing more than solar power, seawater, and coconut husks (oh, and a massive amount of infrastructure costs, as well).

by Andrew Amelinckx· October 27, 2016
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Shock, Rescue, Recovery: North Carolina Farmers Deal With Storm Loss

"We've got some areas where whole counties were underwater because of riverine flooding and where farmers lost not just their crops, but their homes and their equipment,” Brian L...

by Andrew Amelinckx· October 25, 2016
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New Wave: Synthetic-Pesticide Detectors Will Soon Be Here

The future isn’t here in the sense of you getting your own flying car, but at least easy to use pesticide detectors are on the way.

by Andrew Amelinckx· October 24, 2016
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Before You Head to the Polls, Find Out Where Congress Stands on Food Issues

The Food Policy Action Scorecard gives us an in-depth look at how every member of Congress voted on vital food issues.

by Andrew Amelinckx· October 18, 2016
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